Plane s/n
2291
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
Ordered
____-___-__
Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
____-___-__
USN Model
PBY-5
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
____-___-__
From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
1940-Oct-31
1942-Jan-21
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
2291
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1940-Oct-31
1941-Jan-09
VP-14
NAS San Diego
North Island, San Diego, California
United States
14-P-11
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1941-Jan-03
1941-Jan-03
Flight: Ferry. Encounterd extremely severe weather near Corpus Christi, Texas. Crew ordered to bail out (two landed safely but one was found miles away, dead), leaving only the pilot and co-pilot. Made forced landing on a mud lake.
North Island, San Diego, California
United States
Friday
Friday
________________________________
King Ranch, Texas
United States
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USNR
Ensign
Robert B. Clark
Co-pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Murray Hanson
Pilot
United States
Publication
Note
Page
Aircraft History Card
From: inferred; To; Action
001
Black Cats and Dumbos / WWII's Fighting PBYs
Site-from, Action, Crew: inferred
144
Black Cats and Dumbos / WWII's Fighting PBYs
Site-to, Action, Crew: inferred
145
Inteview: John Novak (VP-14)
Site-from, Site-to, Action: inferred
_______
Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume 2: Chapter 3 - First VP-29 [aka VP-14 #2]
Site-from, Action: inferred
193
Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume 2: Chapter 3 - First VP-29 [aka VP-14 #2]
Site-to, Action, Crew: inferred
194